Updated on 10th October 2026
Kraftliner
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Buyer Power Score
-2.6
Supplier-favoured −5+5 Buyer-favoured
Negotiating position for this category, scored from supplier-favoured to buyer-favoured.
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Market size$51.9Bglobal, USD
CAGR6.4%base to forecast
Suppliers8tracked players
Signals10monitored
What to do
3Risk Exceptions
3Black number: sourced statements naming the countryRed badge: live signals (alerts) for the country
10 countries · 6 lanes from 30 sourced statementsCountries
Ranked by sourced statements.United States · 6 alerts10
Sweden6
Germany3
Finland3
United Kingdom3
India3
Spain3
Mexico2
China2
Brazil · 1 alert2
SupplierHQProfileStatus
WestRock (now Smurfit Westrock)USA / Dublin, IrelandFollowing the July 2024 merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock, Smurfit Westrock is one of the world's largest producers of containerboard, including…ProfiledInternational PaperTennessee, USAOne of the largest containerboard producers globally, operating numerous integrated kraftliner mills in North America, Europe (via acquisition of DS…ProfiledSCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget)Stockholm, SwedenMajor European kraftliner producer, with the Ortviken and Munksund mills; announced conversion of Ortviken to produce kraftliner, significantly…ProfiledKlabinSão Paulo, BrazilBrazil's largest paper producer and exporter of packaging paper, producing kraftliner from eucalyptus and pine at integrated mills including the Puma…ProfiledOji HoldingsTokyo, JapanLeading Asian packaging paper producer with substantial kraftliner capacity in Japan and Southeast Asia, serving the region's containerboard demand.Profiled